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WTA Odds N' Ends... Svitolina Soars

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Published November 14, 2012 02:49

Elina Svitolina

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Svitolina Picks Up Pune TitleHaving previously been victorious at four ITF Women's Circuit tournaments, Ukrainian Elina Svitolina secured the biggest title of her career on Sunday at the Royal Indian Open in Pune - the last of the two WTA $125 events in 2012.- Her week included wins over former World No.9 Andrea Petkovic in the semifinals and former World No.4 Kimiko Date-Krumm in the final.- The 18-year-old was less than half the age of her victim in the final, 42-year-old Date-Krumm, who was No.7 in the world the day Svitolina was born (September 12, 1994).- She had 25 aces in five matches en route to the title, including 10 against Petkovic.- She went from No.156 to a new career-high No.114 on the rankings and is now the Ukraine's second-highest-ranked player after No.107 Lesia Tsurenko.

Doubles WinnersNina Bratchikova and Oksana Kalashnikova took the doubles title in Pune. The Russian-Georgian pair is now 7-0 in matches together, having won an ITF Women's Circuit event in Napoli in 2009 in their only previous tournament.